Presidency: Lack Of 25% In FCT Disqualifies Atiku Too – PDP Witness
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has testified that each of the party’s candidates and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aren’t certified to be declared as president for now no longer scoring 25 percentage withinside the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
While attesting to go exam through a recommendation to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mohammed Liyu stated that 25 per cent becomes an obligatory situation to be declared as president.
When he changed into requested if his declaration become his private opinion, he stated no, that it changed into primarily based totally on the constitutional provision.
In reaction to a query on whether or not his candidate was given the specified bring about the FCT, he stated “My candidate did now no longer rating 25 per cent of votes withinside the FCT through the purported result posted through INEC.”
Underpass exam through suggest to Tinubu, Akin Olujimi (SAN), he insisted that his statement turned into primarily based totally on the law.
He, however, admitted that he changed into neither an attorney nor a mathematician.
Underpass exam through a recommendation to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Madaki admitted that FCT is like some other state.
Daily Trust recollects that Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, polled over 25 per cent in FCT at some point in the February 25 election.
